Exercising apparatus



1,539,569 J HUBERT EXERCISING APPARATUS Filed June '7, 1924 16.2. FIG.3. FIG 5. FIG

May 26, 1925.

FIG 1 tic material, a plurality of strips may be Patented May 26, 1925..

UNITED ST'FES JAMES HUBERT, 0F REWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ENGLAND.

EXERCISING APPARATUS.

Application filed June 7,

T0 a7l whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. JAMEs Hnnnn'r, a subject of the King of GreatBritain and Ireland, residing at Byker, in the city and county ofNewcastle-upon-Tyne, England, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Exercising Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to exercising apparatus, and has for its objectto provide an improved construction which will be strong and can becheaply manufactured.

Exercising apparatus according to my invention comprises one or morestrips of rubber or other elastic material attached at their ends tosuspending members which may be provided with hand gage wall hooks orthe like, tachment comprising a clamp suspending member and acylindrical block fixed at the end of the rubber strip, which block maybe moulded in one with the strip or formed by two semi-cylindricalblocks cemented or otherwise firmly attached to each side of the end ofthe strip, the open ends of the clamp being beaded over and tightly heldagainst said strip on the inside of said block by a wire loop passedthrough said beads. Instead of a single strip of elasetachably disposedbetween a pairv of suspending members, or the suspending members of aplurality of strips may be detachably connected to frames provided withhand grips. In a modified construction an the means of atelastic stripis transversely folded centrally of its length and clamped as abovedescribed to a transverse rod having eyes at its ends engaged by hookswhich engage the suspending members of a pair of exercising devices.

The accompanying drawings illustrate several forms of'exercisingapparatus embodying my invention. In the drawings, Figure 1 is anelevation of a chest expander and Figure 2 is a side view, to alarger'scale, of one end thereof. Figure 3 is asection of one end of therubber strip illustrating a modification. Figure 4 is a similar view to'Figure 1 illustrating another construction of chest expander, andFigure 5 is a section, to a. larger scale. on the line XX in Figure 4.Figure 6 IS apart similar view to 4 illustrating a modification.

grips or may enembracing the l Figure 1924. Serial No. 718,522.

and Figure 7 is an elevation of a developer,

on the line 8 is a section, to a larger scale, Y-Y in Fig. 7.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, in the chest expandertherein illustrated, a is a long continuous strip of sheetrubber and bis a hand grip mounted on a Ushaped suspending member 0. of the rubberstrip a is attached to the member 0 by astrip of metal d forming a clampof width equal to that of the rubber strip. The clamp 12 is first foldedround the member 0 and is then shaped to embrace two semi-cylindricalblocks c of rubber, wood or other suitable material cemented orotherwise suitably firmly attached to the end of the rubber strip awhich is disposed between them. The open ends of the clamp d are beadedover as indicated at 'f' and tightly held against the strip a on block eby a loop of wire 9 passed through said beads. Instead of thesemi-cylindrical blocks 6, the ends of the rubber strip a may be mouldedin the form of cylindrical blocks 6 as shown in Fig. 3..

The clamp (Z is prevented from opening by the wire 9, and has a verystrong grip on the end of the rubber strip a, good sheet rubber isemployed, the construc-' .tion forms. a practically unbreakable chestexpander.

Instead of a single stri of rubber or elastic material, I may emp 0y, asshown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, a plurality of strips separately attached byclamps (Z to a removable rod h which forms part of the suspending membersand is normally secured therein by nuts j. If desired, one or more ofthe spaced by distance pieces In, or the hooks it may be directlyattached to a suspendeing member 0 such as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Figs. 7 and 8 show an exerciser comprising strips of rubber a eachattached at one end to suspending members 0 having hand grips b asdescribed in connection with Figs.

1 and 2, and at their other ends by clamps (Z to links m which areattached by swivel hooks p to eyes t at the ends of a transverse and,when Each end Cal rod g. A clamp d attaches said rod to a long strip ofrubber 1' which is tolded transversely centrally of its length, the endsof the strip 1- being attached by clamps d to links m which can beengaged with wall hooks or the like. The folded centre portion of therubber strip 1' embraces a cylindrical block 8 of rubber, wood or othersuitable material loosely fold, the clamp d binding the rubber striparound the block.

By my invention I provide exercising apparatus than the usual type, andis very efficient in use. i

What I claim and ters Patent is 2- 1. Exercising apparatus comprising apair of suspending'members, a strip of elastic material disposedtherebetween, cylindrical blocks fixed at the. ends of said strip,clamps embracing said suspending members and said cylindrical blocks,the open ends of said clamps being headed over, and wire lpops passingthrough said beads to retain the open ends of said clamps tightlyagainst said strip on the inside of said blocks.

.2. Exercising apparatus comprising a pair of suspending members, astrip of elastic material disposed therebetween, cylindrical blocksfixed at the ends of said strip, clamps embracing said suspendingmembers and said cylindrical blocks, the open ends of said clamps beingbeaded over, and wire loops passing through said beads to retain desireto secure by Let the open ends of said clamps tightly againstsaid stripon the inside of said blocks, said suspending members being providedwith hand grips.

3. Exercising apparatus comprising a pair of suspending members, aplurality of strips .Of elastic material detachably disposedtherebetween, cylindrical blocks fixed at the disposed within the whichis comparatively cheap tomanufacture, is strong and much lighter ends ofsaid strips, clamps embracing said suspending members and saidcylindrical blocks, the open ends of said clamps being beaded over, andwire loops passing through said beads to retain the open ends of saidclamps tightly against said strips on the inside of said blocks.

4. Exercising apparatus comprising a pair of suspending members, a stripof elastic material disposed therebetween, cylindrical blocks fixed atthe ends of said strip, clamps embracing said suspending members andsaid cylindrical blocks, the open ends of said clamps being beaded over,and wire loops passing through said beads to retain the open ends ofsaid clamps tightly against said strip on the inside of said blocks, thesuspending members of a plurality of said strips being detachablyconnected to frames provided with hand grips.

' '5. Exercising apparatus comprising a pair of suspending members, astrip of elastic material disposed therebetween, cylindrical blocksfixed at the ends of said strip, clamps embracing said suspendingmembers and said cylindrical blocks, the open ends or said clamps beingbeaded over, and wire loops passing through said beads to retain theopen ends of said clamps tightly against said strip on the inside ofsaid blocks, said stri of elastic material being transversely folc ed, acylindrical block within said fold, a clamp embracing a transverse rodand said fold and block, the open end of said clamp being beaded over, aWire loop passing through said beads to retain the open end of saidclamp against said strip on the inside of said block, eyes at the endsof said rod, connecting. hooks, and a plurality of exercising devicesattached by said hooks to said rod.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

JAMES HUBERT.

